Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-01
THE WARRIOR STATESMAN.
Programme Of the Funeral Procession.
A Steamer Burned.-Gen.
eral News, Etc.
DUST TO DUST.
Funeral Ceremonies Of the Warrior
Statesman.

WASHINGTON, December Boa sheet oi
freshly fallen snow covered the ground this
morning, and the skies were overcast and
sombre. At the Logan mansion all the
preparations for the removal Of the dead
statesman had been perfected. During the
night the remains still lay in the chamber
where the General died, but had been placed
in a casket, an deliberately draped recepta-
Gle whose hermetic inner casing of copper
was concealed by it's quilting-lining Of
creamy satin and whose plate glass top,
not yet in position, was designed to reveal
the entire length of the form within. The
square plate Of silver in the middle
oil the cover bears the inscription. John A.
Logan, United States Senator, born Feb
ruary 8, 1926, died December 26, 1886.
Floral pillows, with funeral legends, crosses
and anchors and other appropriate EN-
hlems were placed near the casket and
about the room.
At / o'clock the undertaken and his assis-
tant withdrew and Immediately the family
were summoned and for a brief time were
alone with their dead. The lids were then
fastened in place and the ample folds ofthe
garrison flag were arranged about the
casket and tied in place with ribbons of
white and flowers and palm leave were
placed upon it's top. These last Offices OF
love and respect were performed by the low
ing hand of the only son. All being in readi-
ness for the more formal but private leave
taking, the doors were opened and the
widow, supported by her son and followed
by the daughter and her husband, grand
son and other relatives and nearer friends
of the deceased to the number OF fifteen or
twenty entered.
MRS,
sobbing at the head of the casket, and
when the otk ers had entered and the door
had been closed, the voice OF the pastor
was raised in prayer. There was q moment
of silence, broken only by the sobs OF the
stricken ones, and the son tenderly raised
the almost ~fainting form OF the widow and
led her aw The remaining ones paused
for the last sight OF the beloved features,
and with their departure ended the family's
custody OF the statesman's remains.
AT THE CAPITOL.
The funeral cortege escorting the remains
OF Senator Logan arrived at the capitol at
100 D. M, amid the silence of thousands
person who had assembled in the rotunda.
The casket was placed upon the bier pre-
pared for its reception. In accordance
with the arrangements there wat no SER
vices of any kind, and the people present
WCI0I C4uC6UOu W uAO SAONn
when the lid of the casket would be opened
and the public be permitted to view the
remains.
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
WASHINGTON, December 3O.-The follow
ing orders for the formation and conduct
of the funeral procession were made to-
day:
WASHINGTON, D. c., December 80, $50.
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lowing orders and arrangements for the
formation and movements of the funeral
procession of the late Senator John A. Lo.
gan, Friday, December 81, 1886:
(1). First division will assemble on the
plaza east Of the Capitol at IL O'Clock
noon, and be formed in a line facing west,
with it's right resting opposite the Senate
wing.
(2). Second division, consisting entirely
carriages, parked in the plaza east OF
the Capitol.
(3). Third division will assemble on
First street, N. w., it's left resting on Indi-
ana avenue, at 1890 o'clock p. M. and be
in line, facing east, with it's right
on r steeet.
Immediately on the conclusion OF the
the first and second divisions
will move successfully from the plaza,
around the north from the capitol to Penn.
s~ylvania Avenue. The third division will
move into column, when it's right is uncov.
cred by the secoud division. The military
organizations of the first division will be
into columns by companies or
olatoons. After turning into Pennsylvania
the column will owe w~estwardly
On Pennsylvania Avenue to Fifteenth
street to Vermont Avenue; from Vermont
Avenue to Rhode Island Avenue; from
Rhode Island Avenue to Seventh street;
rom Seventh street TO Rock Creek GENE
cry.
The organization of divisions and order !
II procession will be as follows: y
General p. H. Sheridan, Mar {
hal.
Chief of Staff. Brew. Brigadier-G General
.lbert Ordway, United States Volunteers-
Aides de Camp, Lieutenant-Colenel San
ord c. Kellogg, U. s. A.; Lieutenant.Col- ,
Stanhope, E. Blunt, U. S. A., Brevet !;
Iajor M. Emmett Wrell, U. S. A. +
FIRST DIVISION. II
Battalion of Third United States Artil- I
,ry. Col. H. Gibson. '
Light Battery c., Third United States
artillery, Capt. J. G. Turnbull.
Battalion U. s. Marine Corps, Capt. F. J
I. Harrington.
Detachment OF U. 8. Seamen, Lieutenant '
w. w. Rhoades.
District militia and Grand Army OF the
SECOND DIVISION. Z
Senate committee OF arrangements. =
Hearse, pail bearers, family Of deceased. =
Senators, representatives, officers OF the 7
rmy and navy, committee OF Mexican war +
committee OF Grand Army OF the +
committee of the Army OF the =
'ennessee, citizens OF Illinois. r
THIRD DIVISION. c
Clerks of the pension bureau and other
By command OF Lieut.. Gen. P. H. Sh
marsLel. To Albert Ordway, chief t
taff. t
THE PRESIDENTS DER II
The President has directed that while the =
OF the late Senator Logan are y
ing in state, flags on public buildings will
displayed at half-mast and that they SO
until after the ceremony, An order
issued at the interior department al
wing all members of the Grand Army en- S
in the department who wish to at. il
nd the fnneral Of Gen. Logan, to be alb a
all day tomorrow. b
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